Roller.



A. STOUPIE'ER.

ROLLER.

unmu on FILED rm. 7, 190a.

Patntd June 8,1909.

.dmosSioWr m: NORRIS PETKRS co, WASHINGTON, D. c.

AMOS STOUFFER, OF WAYNESBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

ROLLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 7, 1908.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Serial No. 414,791.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMos SToUFFER, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVaynesboro, in the county of Franklin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rollers, ofwhich the following is a s ecification.

This invention relates to lawn, garden or land rollers, and the objectof the invention is to provide a device of this character having ascraper provided with an operating lever in close proximity with thehandle of the roller.

With the above, and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription progrosses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of arts, hereinafter fully described and claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawing, there has been shown a simple and preferredformof the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,

ut that further changes, alterations and modifications within the scopeof the invention may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure l is a side elevation of a roller constructed inaccordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the roller. Fig. 4 is alongitudinal sectional view of the roller.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates the im roved roller. This rolleris constructe referably of concrete and is provided with a reinforcement2, constructed of wire mesh of a circular cross sectional contour and isadapted to extend nearly the longitudinal length of the roller. Theroller 1 is provided with a tubular axle 3 constructed of metal andextending slightly beyond the sides of the roller. These projectingportions of the bearing 3 are provided with suitable collars 4, wherebythe bearing is effectively retained within the roller 1. Positionedwithin the bearing 3 is an axle 6, preferably constructed of metallictubing and extending a suitable distance beyond each side of theroller 1. The extending portions of the axle 6 are suitably threaded andadapted for the reception of couplings 7. To each of these couplings 7is secured a rearwardly extending tube 8, the free ends of which areprovided with couplings 9 and to these couplings 9 are secured tubularmembers 10 extending longitudinally a suitable distance away from theface of the roller. The tubes 10 are centrally provided with a T-shapedcoupling 11 to which is secured a rearwardly extending tube 12 providedat its free end with a T- shaped coupling 13. Connected with thiscoupling 13 is a handle 14, by which the roller is operated. The rod 12and couplings 11 and 13 are provided with suitable 0 enings adapted forthe reception of a ro 15 which is provided upon its end adjacent thecoupling 11 with a scraper bar 16. This scraper 16 is supported u on thetubes 10 near their ends with suita le guide ways 17 secured upon thetubes. The outer extremity of the rod 15, which is adapted to projectbeyond the coupling 13 is provided with a suitable knob or handle 18,through the medium of which the scraper 16 may be pressed by the oerator against the roller 1 or may be readi y withdrawn from contacttherewith.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A roller provided with a metallic bearing, an axle for the bearing, aframe for the axle, a hollow handle connected with the frame, a movablerod within the handle, and a scraper member secured to the rod.

2. A concrete roller provided with a hollow metallic axle bearing havingenlarged collars contacting the outer faces of the roller, an axleloosely mounted within the bearing, a frame connected with the axle, ahollow member extending from the frame, handles upon this extension, arod within the hollow extension rovided with a handle, a scraper barsecured to the opposite end of the rod adjacent the longitudinal face ofthe roller, and slide ways for the scraper bar secured upon the frame ofthe roller.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMOS STOUFFER.

Witnesses:

MERTA RUssELL, ALF. N. RUSSELL.

